Truth is, you can't. Clinton could be called successful, with how the economy was and all that, but yet republicans despise him. Reagon could be called successful, but yet democrats hate him. Realize this people: It's basically like a football game to a lot of people, they only care about their party winning and not their country winning. I think it's possible for a president to succeed on the left OR the right. Now is the time to stand behind the guy, like his party or not, and hope he gets us moving in the right direction (and if you honestly expect big results in only 3-4 years, you are nuts, it's a 8 year thing ).

Truth is, you can't. Clinton could be called successful, with how the economy was and all that, but yet republicans despise him. Reagon could be called successful, but yet democrats hate him. Realize this people: It's basically like a football game to a lot of people, they only care about their party winning and not their country winning. I think it's possible for a president to succeed on the left OR the right. Now is the time to stand behind the guy, like his party or not, and hope he gets us moving in the right direction (and if you honestly expect big results in only 3-4 years, you are nuts, it's a 8 year thing ).

Agreed. I hope Obama and the Republicans work together and get this country back up on its feet. Not a big fan of Pelosi or any of those turds, but I am hopeful that Obama can be like Clinton, and work with the other side. But...one caveat...if he starts pushing a socialist agenda (something he can't realistically do right now) once things DO get going again, I cannot hope he succeeds.